FORMER Hey Dad! star Ben Oxenbould has been dumped as the voice of driver awareness campaigns and will "never again" be used on traffic campaigns in any capacity.

A spokesman for the NSW transport management centre said the department was "disappointed" Mr Oxenbould's poor driving record had detracted from the road safety messages.

" The Minister has asked us to review the internal processes which are in place," Deputy Director General for Customer Experience, Tony Braxton-Smith, said. "It's safe to say Mr Oxenbould will not be used again for voiceovers or in any other capacity for ads for road safety."

Mr Braxton-Smith said measures were currently in place to use police checks to screen individuals who were an "advocate or an ambassador" but not voice overs.

"At the moment we do not have police checks in place (for voice overs)," he said. "But clearly we will be reviewing that."

"The minister is not involved in the process of choosing actors for holiday road safety ads and is not aware of the actor's traffic history," Mr Gay's spokeswoman said.

The 44-year-old Oxenbould, whose licence has been suspended a dozen times since 1991, pleaded guilty at Gosford Local Court last month to driving while suspended for failing to pay traffic fines, and driving an unregistered car.

When he was pulled over, Oxenbould tried to convince police he was his brother.

Oxenbould has forged a career in voiceover work across the country. Despite police checks on all "talent" hired for road safety campaigns, none of his previous fines dating back to 1991 - contained in a seven-page traffic history - were identified.

A Transport for NSW spokesman said Oxenbould's recent court appearance left no time to record a new ad.

"The fatigue campaign which uses voiceover artist Ben Oxenbould has been licensed for use by Transport for NSW from the Queensland government since 2010," the spokesman said.

"Radio campaigns about the dangers of driving while tired are an effective way of reminding holiday motorists of the need to take regular breaks.

"These ads are designed to save lives. It would not have been possible to produce a new advertisement for the Easter holiday period in the time since (his) court appearance."

The spokesman said Oxenbould "plays no role in this important road safety message other than to provide his voice for the advertisements".

"Ben Oxenbould has not been paid as an identity to endorse this road safety message." The department spokesman said the ad would be pulled after the Easter road safety period ends after today.

Meanwhile, a man nearly four times over the legal limit was charged after fleeing a crash at Mascot yesterday.

The 27-year-old from Gosford was arrested after crashing into a fence at the intersection of Wentworth Ave and Botany Rd about 1.40am. He later returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.190.

About 40 minutes earlier a Queensland man was arrested for allegedly taking a forklift on an after-hours joyride around the Easter Show.

The 27-year-old from Marian, near Mackay, was allegedly three times over the legal limit when he and an unidentified woman were spotted driving a forklift within Sydney Showgrounds about 1am yesterday.

A security guard yelled out to the pair but they accelerated away, knocking over several steel bollards. The woman fled but the man was caught by guards after a chase.

He later returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.170.

The national holiday road toll jumped to 15 yesterday, with two separate deaths in Tasmania and a cyclist killed in a collision with a bus in Melbourne, while NSW's toll remained at two despite 39 people being injured in 108 crashes on the third day of the double-demerit period.

So far NSW Police have nabbed 3487 speeding motorists, down 245 from last year, and charged 146 people with drink-driving - down 88.

Police are also investigating the death of a dirt bike rider at a property near Dubbo.

The 28-year-old had been camping with friends for a weekend's trail bike riding when he was found against a tree about 1pm on Saturday.

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